Chapter 60: General Advisor of the Navy of the Kingdom of Jin! (Please collect, vote for me, recommend, and read more)

"Brother 108, what do you think of this 'Draft Plan for a Thousand Ships' prepared by the Navy? Can you coax the British to follow suit?"

Seeing that Zhuge Weidao had read the first document in the folder, Zhuge Weiyi, the Minister of the Navy, asked with a smile.

"Brother Ten, is this your handiwork? This draft is so well done." Zhuge Weidao quickly said complimentary words and said with a smile, "The British will definitely follow up. As long as they follow up, we will have a chance to win."

Got it!"

"Is the victory guaranteed?" A "Black Zhuge" with a face so dark that he could almost catch up with Zhang Fei asked, shaking his feather fan, "Brother 108, do you still remember how powerful the British Royal Navy is? You know that Britain, France,

What is the combined total naval tonnage of Austria, Spain, the Netherlands, Prussia, Sweden, Belgium and other countries?"

Zhuge Weidao originally didn't remember who this Hei Zhuge was? But before his wedding banquet started, Zhuge Weixue brought photos of the main leaders of the Zhuge family for him to see, and also listed their names, font sizes, and rankings.

Career, temperament and temperament have all been mentioned.

Of course, the photo of this "Black Zhuge" is also among them, so Zhuge Weidao knows that this Black Zhuge, who is in his forties, is named Hongyuan, with a name of 51, and is currently the admiral of the Ming Dynasty's Beiyang Fleet, with the rank of lieutenant general. If

Not surprisingly, after his term as Admiral of the Grand Fleet expires, he should be promoted to the position of Chief of Naval Staff or Chief of Naval Education.

"Brother Fifty-one," Zhuge Weidao said with a smile, "the current shipbuilding technology, artillery technology, and metallurgical technology are in the process of rapid progress. It can be said that they are changing with each passing day. The tonnage accumulated with the old technology will be in a very short time.

It has become a burden to the navy rather than a component of combat effectiveness. So as long as we are ahead of Britain, France and other Western countries in terms of shipbuilding and artillery technology, and update the fleet as planned, we can use the latest and strongest warships to fight against the outdated warships of Western countries!

"

"Black Zhuge" looked at Zhuge Weidao and laughed: "Daozi, do you really think the British will be stupid enough to wait for us to prepare everything before going to war? If they start the war tomorrow, what chance do we have of winning?

?If they did not rush across the Strait of Malacca immediately after the war and fight us in the minefields laid by the Nanyang Fleet, but instead adopted the tactic of long-distance blockade. Isolating us from the European, Indian, and Middle Eastern markets for a long time, when

How to break it? This is no longer an era of commodity shortage. Since the end of the Napoleonic War, European industrial production has also increased significantly, and they have begun to engage in trade protection!

If you have a bad memory and have forgotten the strength of the British Navy, then let me remind you. In the past two decades, the British have built a total of 70 ironclad ships of the 40th level and a total of 18 coastal defense ironclads of the 11th level.

We have a total of 88 capital ships of various types, with a total tonnage of nearly 800,000 tons! And we only have 11 levels of 66 ironclads, with a total tonnage of only 600,000 tons, only three-quarters of the UK!

And this is just a comparison of the naval strength between us and the United Kingdom. If we also include the ironclads of France, Austria, Spain, the Netherlands, Prussia, Sweden, Belgium, and Japan, then the gap will be even greater! The ironclads of our navy

The tonnage is only about 40% of theirs. Brother 108, you are also a navy, what do you think our chances of winning are?"

In fact, with the Ming Dynasty's industrial strength and financial resources, it is not impossible to surpass the United Kingdom in the tonnage of ironclad ships. However, the Zhuge Family's military advisors are all very capable of calculating. After a quick calculation, they knew that this would be a huge loss.

Because technology advances so fast! For example, once the "Junquan" and "Hongwu Emperor" came out, the previous iron-clad ships were basically inferior. Both types of iron-clad ships have an unloaded displacement of more than 15,000 tons, firepower, armor, speed, and endurance.

, seaworthiness and all other indicators, they completely crush the previous ironclad ships. It is not a problem for one ship to defeat ten!

And when the new battleships (Dreadnought-class) with an unladen displacement of nearly 20,000 tons appeared, including the 15,000-ton ironclads, all the previous ironclads were eliminated overnight!

Even ten Sovereign ships cannot defeat one Dreadnought!

And when the First World War began less than ten years after the birth of the Dreadnought, who would want a Dreadnought?

Therefore, in this era of rapid advancement in naval shipbuilding technology, whoever maintains an excessively large navy will be the unlucky one who suffers the most.

Of course, it was impossible for the Ming Dynasty not to spend money entirely on ironclad ships. Because there were not enough ironclad ships, what would happen if the British came with the Eight-Nation Allied Forces?

In this case, the Ming Dynasty could only maintain a certain number of ironclads to ensure a certain advantage in the Pacific. However, there was also a problem with this "local" advantage. If the British made a determined decision, they would directly attack the Malacca Strait and Java Island.

It would be difficult to lay mines nearby and then deploy large fleets in India and Australia to lock the Ming Dynasty east of Malacca and north of the East Indies.

Because the Ming Dynasty's navy was not enough to support the army to break the British defenses in Malacca and the Dutch in Java, it could not threaten India and Australia. At the same time, because the British fleet was deployed in India and Australia, the Ming Dynasty did not dare to use their

The main force of the navy was deployed to besiege Japan or conquer the New World. And it was impossible for the Ming Dynasty to break the order established and maintained by the British in Europe and the Middle East by supporting the Rakshasa, because there was no direct railway between the Ming Dynasty and the Rakshasa's heartland.

"That's why I took advantage of the opportunity of telling Daoguang's fortune to provoke Daoguang to provoke the British in India." Of course Zhuge Weidao had something to say, "Britain, the Western hegemon, was created and must have a great military power to support it. We cannot lose.

If we have an opponent like Jin Guo, who else would dare to follow Britain and challenge our great power?"

While talking, Zhuge Weidao looked at "Black Zhuge" Zhuge Weiyang, "Brother Fifty-one, what do you think of this method?"

"Is this really possible?" Zhuge Wei frowned, as if he didn't believe it.

"It can definitely be done!" Zhuge Weidao nodded heavily, "I am absolutely sure!"

"Oh?" Zhuge Wenyong just responded casually, seemingly unconvinced, and other Zhuges present also looked hesitant.

Obviously, they don't trust Daoguang, and maybe they don't trust the people in the army. The key to achieving good results in all the current plans is that Daoguang's harassment of India can greatly damage the prestige of Britain.

Once Britain's prestige is damaged, there is a high probability that Rakshasa will jump out to fight for European hegemony, and the European countries that follow Britain will also be shaken. In order to stabilize people's hearts, Britain can only show toughness to the Ming Dynasty while at the same time

They dare not make a complete break, so they will have no choice but to carry out an arms race according to the Ming Dynasty's script.

"I can serve as the head of the naval advisory group stationed in Daikin!" Zhuge Weidao said, "I can stay in Daikin until Britain encounters a serious setback!"

"But," Zhuge Wenyong said, "The Kingdom of Jin is a landlocked country and has no navy!"

Yes, if there is no navy, what will the naval advisory group do?

Zhuge Weidao thought for a while and said with a smile: "Brother Fifty-one, although Dajin is a landlocked country, our Ming Navy still has its place and will play a key role! So we need to send a huge naval advisory group!"

"Okay," Zhuge Weijiu said with a smile, "This is what I've been waiting for, but empty words are not enough. You have to come up with a real plan!"

"No problem!" Zhuge Weidao said, "Before my marriage leave ends, I must prepare a practical plan."

"Very good!" Zhuge Weijiu said with a smile, "One Hundred and Eighth Brother, do you have any other requests? Tell me."

If you want people to work hard, you have to give them some sweetness, right?

Zhuge Weidao really had a request. He smiled and said: "Great military advisor, I know a very, very important big project. The family must make a big bet!"

"What project?"

"A car!" Zhuge Weidao said, "A vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine that burns gasoline!"
Chapter completed!